You choose happiness. You don't wait for it to choose you.
It is not enough to long for a person as a good for oneself, one must also, and above all, long for that person's good.
Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.
The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.
Prayer can truly change your life. For it turns your attention away from yourself and directs your mind and your heart toward the Lord. If we look only at ourselves, with our own limitations and sins, we quickly give way to sadness and discouragement. But if we keep our eyes fixed on the Lord, then our hearts are filled with hope, our minds are washed n the light of truth, and we come to know the fullness of the Gospel with all is promise and life.
If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.
By being with that individual, we are somehow provided with an impetus to become whole ourselves.
I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up.
He understood then that neither time nor distance had lessened his love for her. But was love that made him ache with suffering truly worth fighting for?
Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.